St. Marys Area cross country squads sweep Kane

September 26, 2012

Photo by Becky Polaski
St. Marys Area's Adair Gennocro closes in on the finish line in Tuesday afternoon's meet at St. Marys Area High School. Gennocro set a new course record with a time of 18:18.

By

Becky Polaski

The St. Marys Area boys' and girls' cross country teams both picked up wins over Kane on Tuesday afternoon in a meet at the St. Marys Area High School that also featured runners from Ridgway and DuBois Central Catholic. The Dutchmen defeated the Wolves 23-34, while the Lady Dutch took a 22-39 win over the Lady Wolves.
In the boys' race, St. Marys Area's Alec Foster crossed the line first in a time of 17:17 after leading the entire way. The Kane duo of Avery Colson and Chris Hunt were second and third in times of 17:446 and 17:51, respectively. St. Marys swept the next four spots as Austin Frey finished fourth in 18:42, K.O. Deyev was fifth in 19:40, Nathan McFadden was sixth in 19:55, and Mitchell Schreiber was seventh in 19:56.
Kane's Bailey Colson and Jack Ball were eighth and ninth in 19:58 and 20:43, respectively, and the Wolves' John Gelsick was 12th in a time of 20:55.
Also for St. Marys, Mitchell O'Vell finished in 19:59, Ryan Brennen finished in 20:43, Jordan Agosti finished in 22:17, and Garrett Struble finished in 22:27.
For the Wolves, Andrew Swartwood finished in 21:44, Isaac Robbins finished in 24:08, Clayton Colson finished in 26:51, and Justin Hunt finished in 32:10.
In the girls' race, St. Marys Area's Adair Gennocro finished first in a new course record time of 18:18.
Coming in second was Kane's Kristin Boyer in 21:23, followed by St. Marys' Gina Schneider in 22:43 and Kane's Taylor Beimel. The Lady Dutch took the next three spots, as Shelby Schreiber, Alexis Hanes, and Allie Wonderling were fifth, sixth, and seventh in times of 22:54, 24:47, and 25:37, respectively.
For the Lady Wolves, Savanna Anderson, Bettina Cherry, and Olivia Kumher were ninth, 11th, and 13 in times of 27:33, 28:29, and 84:24, respectively.
Also for St. Marys, Ashley Mertz finished in a time of 26:52, Rachel Schreiber finished in 27:43, and Casey Kline finished in 31:40.
Lone Ridgway runner Rachel Guyer came in 19th overall in a time of 22:47.
The St. Marys squads will be back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 2 as they travel to Brockway for a 4:15 p.m. meet that will also feature runners from DuBois Area and Ridgway.